jo qatre mein samundar dekhte hain
tujhe manzar-ba-manzar dekhte hain

qaba-e-dard jab se zeb-e-tan hai
khushi ko apne andar dekhte hain

chalo amn-o-aman hai mai-kade mein
wahin kuchh pal thahar kar dekhte hain

kabhi tanhai ne tanha na chhoda
tamasha phir bhi ghus kar dekhte hain

karam-farmai hai suraj ki ye bhi
use apne barabar dekhte hain

hum apne panw phailaenge 'akhtar'
kahan tak hai ye chadar dekhte hain